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Apple Removes TikTok From App Store in the U.S.

Apple tonight removed TikTok from the App Store in the U.S., meaning that the app can no longer be freshly installed on iPhones and iPads there. In other countries, the app remains available on the App Store and is fully functional. iPhone and iPad users in the U.S. who already installed...

"In the U.S., a law banning TikTok unless Chinese company ByteDance divests its ownership of the social media platform takes effect this Sunday, January 19. In a statement on Friday, TikTok warned that the app would become unavailable due to the Biden administration's lack of intervention: Apple could have faced fines amounting to billions of dollars had it still offered access to the app from January 19.TikTok has also been removed from the Google Play store on Android.

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